LOS ANGELES – Marvel stars comparable to Simu Liu seem to have referred to as out Ant-Man actress Evangeline Lilly for attending a rally in opposition to vaccine mandates.
Lilly, who can also be identified for her position in tv drama Misplaced (2004-2010), had posted on Instagram on Thursday (January 27) that she attended a protest in Washington D.C. the earlier weekend “to assist bodily sovereignty”.
“I consider no person ought to ever be compelled to inject their physique with something, in opposition to their will,” the Canadian actress mentioned in her put up, which included photos of the protest.
Based on a report by AFP, hundreds had attended the protest, together with anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who in contrast vaccine mandates within the US to the Holocaust.
Lilly’s compatriot Simu Liu, who starred in final 12 months’s Shang-Chi, later tweeted on Jan 28 that “the media must cease spotlighting opinions that aren’t rooted in info or science.”
Liu, 32, didn’t instantly deal with Lilly in his put up, however he did add, “I misplaced my grandparents to [COVID-19](Covid) final 12 months. They had been nonetheless ready for his or her vaccines. I am lucky to have been double-vaccinated and boosted after I bought Covid-19 two weeks in the past. Felt like a chilly.”
Lilly’s Ant-man co-star, David Dastmalchian, additionally appeared to sentence Lilly’s actions. “It is so unlucky when folks with a big platform use that platform to share irresponsible issues,” he tweeted on Jan 28.
This isn’t the primary time Lilly, 42, has been criticised for her views on public well being. In March 2020, she apologised on Instagram for posts implying that she didn’t consider in self-quarantine and that the virus may very well be a political ploy.
She will probably be showing alongside American actor Paul Rudd in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in July subsequent 12 months.